2018 Nashville SC season

Nashville SC
2018 season
General managerChristopher Jones
Head coachGary Smith
StadiumFirst Tennessee Park
United Soccer LeagueEastern Conference: 7th
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lebo Moloto (5)
All:
Lebo Moloto,
Ropapa Mensah,
Brandon Allen,
Tucker Hume (5)
Highest home attendance18,922
(Mar 24 vs. Pittsburgh, at Nissan Stadium)
Lowest home attendance7,487
(Apr 7 vs. Charlotte)
Average home league attendance13,205
2019 →

The 2018 Nashville SC season was the club's inaugural season both as an organization and as a member in the United Soccer League (USL). Nashville SC played in the Eastern Conference of the USL.

Club

Technical Staff

Technical Staff[1]
Position Staff
Head Coach England Gary Smith
Technical Director United States Mike Jacobs
Assistant Coach England David Proctor
Team Administrator & Equipment Manager United States Jeff Robben

Roster

As of July 12, 2018[2]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Micah Bledsoe  United States
2 DF Justin Davis  United States
3 FW Ropapa Mensah (on loan from Inter Allies)  Ghana
4 MF Ramone Howell (on loan to Inter Nashville FC)  Jamaica
5 DF Liam Doyle  Isle of Man
6 MF Josh Hughes  United States
7 MF Ryan James  Canada
8 FW Robin Shroot  Northern Ireland
9 FW Michael Cox (traded to Saint Louis FC)  Canada
10 MF Lebo Moloto  South Africa
11 MF Ismaila Jome  Gambia
12 FW Tucker Hume  United States
13 MF Ian McGrath (on loan to Inter Nashville FC)  United States
14 DF Jordan Dunstan (on loan to Inter Nashville FC)  Canada
15 DF Michael DeGraffenreidt (on loan to Inter Nashville FC)  United States
16 MF Martim Galvão  Portugal
17 MF Michael Reed (captain)  United States
18 GK Matt Pickens  United States
19 FW Alan Winn  United States
20 MF Matt LaGrassa  United States
21 GK C. J. Cochran (on loan to Fresno FC)  United States
22 DF Bradley Bourgeois  United States
23 DF Taylor Washington  United States
27 DF Kosuke Kimura  Japan
28 DF London Woodberry  United States
30 MF Bolu Akinyode  Nigeria
32 FW Brandon Allen  United States

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

February 10 Nashville SC 1–3 Atlanta United FC Nashville, Tennessee
3:00 p.m. CST Mensah 65' Report Martínez 58'
Vazquez 75'
Nagbe 78'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 9,059
February 21 Chicago Fire 0–0 Nashville SC Bradenton, Florida
Dean Yellow card 39' Cox Yellow card 50' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 23 Ottawa Fury 1–1 Nashville SC Bradenton, Florida
Haworth 4' Report Winn 2' (pen.) Stadium: IMG Academy
February 25 Orlando City SC 0–3 Nashville SC Sanford, Florida
Report Moloto
Winn
Cox 		Stadium: Sylvan Lakes Park
Attendance: Closed-door
Note: Result not publicized.
March 1 Lipscomb Bisons 0–2 Nashville SC Nashville, Tennessee
McGrath 50'
Galvão 75'		 Stadium: Lipscomb University
March 3 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
Laing 45'
Welshman 65'
Seymore Yellow card 82'		 Report LaGrassa 21'
Winn 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
March 10 Chattanooga FC 1–3 Nashville SC Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hernandez 59'
Valeciano Yellow card		 Report LaGrassa 18' (pen.)
Mensah 30'
Hume 45'
James Yellow card		 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 3,239

Source:[3]

USL

Main article: 2018 USL season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50 Conference Playoffs
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
10 Ottawa Fury 34 13 6 15 31 43 −12 45
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHAAAHAAHAHHHHAAHHHHHAHHAHAAAAHH
ResultLDWWLDDWDWWDWLWDLLWLDWDLWLDLDWDWDD
Source: Results Table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results Table

March 17 1 Louisville City FC 2–0 Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
2:00 p.m. CDT Spencer 56', Yellow card 81'
McCabe 66'		 Report LaGrassa Yellow card 79' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 7,933
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 24 2 Nashville SC 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT Moloto Yellow card 52'
Mensah Yellow card 68'		 Report Vancaeyezeele Yellow card 18' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 18,922
Referee: Leland Grant
March 31 3 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Nashville SC Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. CDT Aubrey Red card 5'
Chambers Yellow card 59'		 Report Cox 6' (pen.)
Davis Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,220
Referee: Brandon Smith
April 7 4 Nashville SC 2–0 Charlotte Independence Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Winn 24'
Mensah 90+1'		 NSH Report
USL Report
Report		 Duckett Yellow card 12'
Johnson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,487
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 14 5 Indy Eleven 2–1 Nashville SC Indianapolis, Indiana
11:00 a.m. CDT Saad 15', 34'
Ayoze Yellow card 70'		 Report Akinyode Yellow card 26'
Doyle Yellow card 37'
Mensah 45'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,188
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 24 6 Penn FC 0–0 Nashville SC Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
5:30 p.m. CDT Heinemann Yellow card 28'
Baffoe Yellow card 75'		 Report Shroot Yellow card 21'
Bourgeois Yellow card 28'
Moloto Yellow card 43'
Mensah Yellow card 51'
Washington Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Lorant Varga
May 6 7 New York Red Bulls II 1–1 Nashville SC Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 p.m. CDT Bezecourt 27' USL Report Mensah 7' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 652
May 13 8 Nashville SC 2–0 Louisville City FC Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT Moloto 39', 84' USL Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,610
May 26 9 Charleston Battery 1–1 Nashville SC Charleston, South Carolina
6:00 p.m. CDT Guerra 50' USL Report Doyle 25' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,697
May 30 10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Nashville SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. CDT USL Report Allen 69' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 967
June 2 11 Nashville SC 3–1 Penn FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Allen 36'
Moloto 48'
Winn 81'		 Tribbett 76' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,724
June 9 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Nashville SC St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT Taylor 84' Moloto 22' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 16 13 Nashville SC 1–0 North Carolina FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Mensah 90+4' Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 9,047
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
June 26 14 Nashville SC 0–2 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Ouimette 16'
Braun 35'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,482
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 30 15 Nashville SC 3–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Allen 19'
Winn 45+3'
Moloto 84'		 Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,815
Referee: Luis Guardia
July 7 16 Nashville SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Moloto Yellow card 15' Report Keinan Yellow card 17' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 18,228
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 11 17 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Nashville SC Matthews, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT George 42'
Calvert Red card 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 21 18 Ottawa Fury 2–0 Nashville SC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00 p.m. CDT Taylor 90+1'
Oliveira 90+6'		 Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Juan Márquez
July 25 19 Nashville SC 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Washington 80' Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
July 28 20 Toronto FC II 2–0 Nashville SC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 p.m. CDT Uccello 34 (p)'
Srbely 47'		 Report Stadium: BMO Training Ground
Attendance: 2,277
Referee: Ernie Constantine
August 4 21 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT Konig 1' Report Hume 85' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 27,426
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 10 22 Nashville SC 2–0 Ottawa Fury Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT LaGrassa 31', Yellow card 65'
Allen 59' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,694
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 18 23 Louisville City FC 0–0 Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 p.m. CDT Totsch Yellow card 68'
Francis Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Mensah Yellow card 84' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,684
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 25 24 Nashville SC 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Jome Yellow card 27', Yellow card 31' Red card
Davis 84'		 Report Nanco 23'
Mbaizo Yellow card 45'
Najem 90+3'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Leland Grant
August 28 25 Nashville SC 4–0 Richmond Kickers Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Hume 42', 60'
Bourgeois 48'
Davis Yellow card 55'
LaGrassa 57'		 Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,651
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
September 1 26 Charlotte Independence 1–0 Nashville SC Matthews, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT Watson 25'
George Yellow card 53', Yellow card 86' Red card
Jung-soo Yellow card 81'		 Report Winn Yellow card 45'
Moloto Yellow card 53'
Woodberry Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,317
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 8 27 North Carolina FC 3–3 Nashville SC Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. CDT Shipalane 18'
Ríos 39'
Steinberger 63'		 Report Allen 51' (pen.), 80' (pen.)
Kimura Yellow card 67'
Moloto 82'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,505
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
September 18 28 Nashville SC 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Moloto 20' Report Hristov 6' (pen.)
Morad Yellow card 46'
Woodberry 69' (o.g.)
GGuenzatti Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,269
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 22 29 Nashville SC 1–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Hume 9'
Reed Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Anunga 24'
Okonkwo Red card 60'
Mansaray Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,376
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 26 30 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Nashville SC Lawrenceville, Georgia
6:00 p.m. CDT Report Mensah 7', Yellow card 50'
Hume 64'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Elton Garcia
September 29 31 Nashville SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls II Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Reed 26'
Akinyode Yellow card 53'
LaGrassa Yellow card 65'
Washington Yellow card 69'		 Report Moreno 5'
Aguinaga Red card 24'
Stroud Yellow card 72'
Kutler Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,036
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 6 32 Richmond Kickers 0–3 Nashville SC Richmond, Virginia
6:00 p.m. CDT Boehme Yellow card 40'
Agyemang Yellow card 81'
Gentile Yellow card 90'		 Report Hume 20'
Reed 29'
Winn 56'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,659
Referee: Matthew Franz
October 9 33 Nashville SC 2–2 Toronto FC II Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT LaGrassa 63'
Allen 72'
Davis Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Srbely Yellow card 34'
Perruzza 75'
Hamilton 85'
Patterson-Sewell Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,531
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 13 34 Nashville SC 3–3 FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
1:00 p.m. CDT Hume 5'
LaGrassa Yellow card 40'
Allen 80'
Akinyode 90'		 Report Albadawi Yellow card 39', 63'
Bone 52', 81'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Postseason

Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
October 20 Quarterfinal FC Cincinnati 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 EDT Bone 95'
Smith Yellow card 104'
Ledesma Yellow card 111'		 Report Davis Yellow card 110'
Bourgeois 115'
Tyrpak Yellow card 116'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 20,217
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
Penalties
Adi soccer ball with check mark
McLaughlin soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Hoyte soccer ball with check mark
Lasso soccer ball with check mark
Walker soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Doyle
soccer ball with check mark Allen
soccer ball with check mark Winn
soccer ball with check mark LaGrassa
soccer ball with check mark Tyrpak
soccer ball with red X Davis

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
May 16 Second round Nashville SC 2–0 Inter Nashville FC Nashville, Tennessee
EDT Hume 19', 89' Stadium: Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
May 23 Third round Nashville SC 3–1 Mississippi Brilla Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT Allen 19'
Woodberry 30'
Shroot 90+1'		 Matsoso 59' Stadium: Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Attendance: 1,047
June 6 Fourth round Nashville SC 2–0 Colorado Rapids Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT Azira 39' (o.g.)
Mensah 78'		 Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium
Attendance: 4,453
June 20 Round of 16 Louisville City FC 2–1 Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
Craig 24'
Del Piccolo 58'		 LaGrassa 68' Stadium: Lynn Stadium

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of matches played August 28, 2018
Rank Pos. Player United Soccer League US Open Cup Total
1 MF South Africa Lebo Moloto 5 0 5
FW Ghana Ropapa Mensah 4 1 5
FW United States Brandon Allen 4 1 5
FW United States Tucker Hume 3 2 5
5 FW United States Alan Winn 3 0 3
MF United States Matt LaGrassa 2 1 3
7 FW Canada Michael Cox 1 0 1
DF England Liam Doyle 1 0 1
DF United States Taylor Washington 1 0 1
DF United States Justin Davis 1 0 1
DF United States Bradley Bourgeois 1 0 1
DF United States London Woodberry 0 1 1
FW Northern Ireland Robin Shroot 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 1 1
Total 26 8 34

References

  1. ^ "Coaching Staff". Nashville SC. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Players and Staff – First Team". Nashville SC. December 12, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Friendlies Schedule". nashvillesc.com. Nashville SC. Retrieved February 10, 2018.